"Air transportation in America is at a crucial crossroads. Through a public-private partnership that has spanned the past 15 years, NextGen technologies are now taking flight, providing the most sweeping change to the way we fly since the current system was developed during the 1940s and 50s. NextGen technologies hold the promise of unlocking the vast untapped capacity in the nation's airspace that will propel our quality of life and economic opportunity in the 21st Century."Dr. Bruce Holmes joined DayJet in May 2007 to work with federal and state agencies to deploy next-generation technologies that will expand the number of small airports DayJet can utilize across the country for its per-seat, on-demand jet service. For more than 30 years, Bruce has contributed to transforming American air transportation, culminating in a senior executive position as chief strategist at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. He was instrumental in the strategic development of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS), the creation of the NASA Advanced General Aviation Transport Experiments (AGATE) Alliance, and the Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) Project. Bruce is widely known for his strategic leadership in the emergence of small aircraft and community airports for public transportation and for championing strategies for improving future generations of personal air transportation vehicles, airspace systems and airports. Bruce has published more than 70 technical papers, received four patents, and directed several research programs fostering technical developments upon which new aviation companies have been formed. He has been honored with numerous NASA and professional society awards including the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal, The National Air Transportation Association Distinguished Service Award and others. |